בַּ/בֹּ֣קֶר
𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓
baboqer
in the morning
from בָּקַר; properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning; ([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.
H1242
Proverbs 27:14 · Word #5
Lexicon H1242
| Lemma | בֹּקֶר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤒𐤓 |
| Transliteration | bôqer |
| Strong's | H1242 |
| In-context | in the morning |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1242-01
in the dawn-break
| Root | בקר (b-q-r) |
| Core Meanings | to break forth, to split, to examine, to seek out, dawning |
| Semantic Range | dawn, morning, daybreak, early morning, the next morning (by extension) |
| Conceptual Significance | בֹּקֶר marks the daily moment when light breaks forth, often symbolizing renewal, divine mercy, deliverance, or the execution of judgment. It represents transition from darkness to light, both physically and spiritually, in Israel’s theological imagination. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("in") with assimilated definite article ("the") + noun masculine singular absolute בֹּקֶר. The form is definite and singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בֹּקֶר derives from the root בקר, conveying the idea of breaking forth or emerging, as light breaks through darkness. Rendering it as "dawn-break" preserves this root imagery of breaking. The prefixed בַּ־ (preposition + definite article) is reflected by "in the," and the singular form (masculine singular absolute) is maintained with the singular "dawn-break." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בקר (to break forth, to split, to examine, to seek out, dawning)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1241-01 |
babaqar | in the herd-cattle |
H1241-02 |
babeqarim | with the herd-cattle |
H1241-03 |
baqar | herd-beast |
H1241-04 |
beqar | herd-of |
H1241-05 |
beqaram | their herd-cattle |
H1241-06 |
beqarekha | your cattle-herd |
H1241-07 |
beqarekhem | your herd of cattle |
H1241-08 |
beqarim | oxen |
H1241-09 |
biveqarekha | your cattle-herd |
H1242-02 |
boqer | break of day |
H1241-10 |
habaqar | the herd-cattle |
H1242-03 |
haboqer | the break-of-day |
H1241-11 |
kabaqar | like the herd-cattle |
H1242-04 |
kaboqer | like dawn-break |
H1241-12 |
labaqar | to the herd-beast |
H1242-05 |
labeqarim | for the mornings (the breakings-forths of light) |
H1242-06 |
laboqer | to the dawn-breaking morning |
H1239-01 |
levaqer | to diligently seek out |
H1242-07 |
liveqarim | daybreaks |
H1241-13 |
liveqaro | to his herd-beast |
H1242-08 |
mehaboqer | from the dawn-break |
H1241-14 |
mibeqarekha | from your herd-cattle |
H1242-09 |
miboqer | from the dawn-break |
H1241-15 |
umibeqaro | and from his herd-cattle |
H1241-16 |
uvabaqar | and in the herd-cattle |
H1242-10 |
uvaboqer | and in the breaking-dawn |
H1241-17 |
uvaqar | and herd-cattle |
H1240-01 |
uvaqaru | and they searched out |
H1241-18 |
uveqaram | and their herd-cattle |
H1241-19 |
uveqarekha | and your cattle-herd |
H1241-20 |
uveqarekhem | and your cattle-herd |
H1241-21 |
uviveqaram | and with their herd-cattle |
H1241-22 |
uviveqarenu | and with our herd-cattle |
H1242-11 |
uvoqer | and daybreak |
H1242-12 |
vaboqer | in the break-of-day |
H1241-23 |
vaqar | herd-beast (collective) |
H1242-13 |
vavoqer | and break-of-day |
H1241-24 |
vehabaqar | and the cattle |
H1242-14 |
vehaboqer | and the breaking dawn |
H1241-25 |
velabaqar | and to the herd-cattle |
H1242-15 |
velaboqer | and to the break of day |
H1241-26 |
veqareynu | our herd-cattle |
H1242-16 |
voqer | break-of-day |
H1239-02 |
yevaqer | he will diligently inspect |
Word Usage (214 occurrences of H1242)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:5 | בֹ֖קֶר | voqer | morning |
| Genesis 1:8 | בֹ֖קֶר | voqer | morning |
| Genesis 1:13 | בֹ֖קֶר | voqer | morning |